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ICON
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Iconic Labs –- EHGOSF starts to dump shares (Lot's more to come!)

In today’s RNS Iconic Labs (ICON) announced two conversions from European High Growth Opportunities Securitization Fund ("EHGOSF") as follows:
OBC
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Clem Chambers reckons there’s money in Sweet Transvestites from Transylvania – spoooof!

It is 50 years since the Rocky Horror show first appeared and to celebrate this Clem Chambers and the AIM dog that funds his sons’ business, Online Blockchain (OBC), has another spoof for you all as it tries to get away yet another bailout placing.
888
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It is still too early to bet your investment money on 888 Holdings

All investors get plenty of stuff wrong, but the aim of the game is to get more stuff right. About nine months ago, I wrote about “888 Holdings plc (888), William Hill and mad deal excitement”. The former had a c. 250 pence share price at the time and today it is about a third of that level. Probably a good job that I concluded back then that “...I will generously call it one for the experts…and I am not one…Avoid”.

BBOX

Big Box Bonanza makes this Futuristic Warehouse Manager Worth a Peak

Hello, Share Collectors. One reason why the Footsie has begun to move slowly to tickle all-time highs is because big firms have the resources to offer greater protection against recession. So the more cautious investor is likely to choose companies in the big 100. But a different way to take advantage of the same situation is to buy shares in companies that derive their income from jumbo outfits.
Bearcast
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Greed vs Fear, Bailey vs Stacey

I explain why this Bearcast is late then cover how more buy notes means a worse share price performance in small caps, Flybe going bust again and how that relates to firms like Inspirit (INSP) and Aston Martin Lagonda (AML) and plans to bring back Help to Buy, the last thing this country needs. Then it is Greed vs Fear, Bailey vs Stacey.
Professor
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Sunday Long Reads: How platforms die, Risked life, Shakespeare‘s authorship, New ‘In Cold Blood’ crime, Trump’s killing spree

Here are five long reads that have nothing to do with shares. Put the kettle on, find a comfy chair. You have the time, don't you?

Confetti
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How has your January been (as an investor)?

The weather has apparently been a bit cooler, versus the recent norms for a December or a January, over the last few weeks. I tell you somewhere that has not been cool: the global stock market…
Wolf-of-Wall-Street

Visual Aid: The Biggest Global Risks of 2023

From Visual Capitalistthis week’s graphic summarizes findings from the Global Risks Report, an annual publication produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It provides an overview of the most pressing global risks that the world is facing, as identified by experts and decision-makers.
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Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 28 Jan 2023

The most-read non-quiz non-Tom article this week is by Nigel Somerville with Ariana – 2022 Production Result: A Top Effort: Buy  at No 2 or No 6 including Bearcasts.

Gold

Video: Golds Time to Shine is Just Coming Into View

Author and analyst David Murrin discusses the role of commodities in the conflicts of the world and how governments should move towards a hybrid market command system in order to secure essential resources and protect their economies. 
Bearcast
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: More folks I'd jail over Neil Woodford, the SUPP gang & scumbag Paul Griffiths of Predator on the ramp

I start with NatWest closing down a bank branch (quite rightly) and what the fuss made by MPs etc says about the doomed UK. Then I look at Predator (PRD) and others ramping for survival, a chance for bears not bulls. Finally a long look at Schroder UK Public Private Trust (SUPP), formerly WPCT, past present and future.
Beggar

Video: The U.S. and Europe are in a Terminal State of Decline

Global forecaster and author David Murrin says that the road to war is peppered with polarization. Murrin explains that the human strategy for survival is through social structures, and that wars between a weaker system and a rising system are necessary to create a better outcome. He also explains that war is regulated by the Kondratiev cycle which takes place every 56 years.
Gold
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The View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Pauses For Breath

It has been a one-way ticket northwards for Gold since bottoming out in late September and October around $1625 an ounce, as can be seen on the Gold chart (courtesy of www.kitco.com) below. Last week it had reached $1926 and pushed on up this week to peak a smidgeon below $1950 before pausing for breath, sliding to below $1920 (very briefly) before closing at $1928 – up another two dollars on the week. 
PBX
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Probiotix Health – end of shares lock-up period, we're certainly not selling here! Chat with Steve O'Hara

Shares in Probiotix Health (AQSE - PBX), spun-off onto Aquis by OptiBiotix Health (OPTI), have slumped over the past few days to 10p, a £12.2 million market cap, following the ‘lock-up period’ on the shares ending. However, we’ve spoken to boss Stephen O'Hara and we are certainly not selling our shares here.
LLOY

Goodbye Bears, Hello Bulls as the Footsie Breaks Out of the Share Zoo's Confines.

Hello Share Scrapers. This old punter is now moving cash from his interest-paying building society to my several brokers. The idea is to be absolutely ready to move from currently 90% cash back into shares. At present, the Footsie is stagnant, but recent trends lead me to believe that the trek north will gather steam. In other words, I’m returning to my natural state of bullishness.
TERN
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Tern – Is There More Bad News On The Way?

AIM-listed jam-tomorrow Internet of things investor Tern plc (TERN) shares are falling again, today by a modest 0.25p to 7.75p, but I fear it could become an avalanche if the word on the street proves in any way correct. So much for the ramptastic Portfolio Update RNS the other day which pushed the shares north: they are now lower than they were before the announcement!
OTB
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On the Beach – trading update emphasises “total transaction value” and “bookings”, but what about the bottom-line?

Online travel group On the Beach (OTB) has announced first quarter of its year total transaction value “exceeded the comparative months in FY22”, that “bookings since the Christmas period have materially increased… since the start of the financial year to date is up 68% vs the equivalent period in FY22” and “a strong balance sheet”. So what of a currently up to 183p share price?
Bearcast
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Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: The rise and fall of Chesterfield Resources - surely it is now bust?

I start with a few thoughts on Holocaust Memorial Day then a few on Warwick School business which I attended to yesterday. Then it is onto Chesterfield Resources (CHF) where THIS BEARCAST warning of the joke Pacton deal now looks to be very much on the money. I suggest it is bust. Then it is onto Cellular Goods (CBX) and Versarien (VRS).
SDRY
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Superdry – interims argue that the “brand has real momentum”. Er, does it?!

Previously writing on branded clothing, accessories and footwear company Superdry (SDRY), a year ago with the shares down to around 230p I questioned its argued “clear signs of brand and financial recovery” and continued to avoid – considering you’d really have to be a firm believer in returned CEO Julian Dunkerton’s recovery plans to buy at that juncture. With the shares having last closed at 149.2p, what of now results for the company’s half-year ended 29th October 2022 and trading since?

SBRY
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More than shopping on offer at Sainsbury's?

As I noted earlier in the month, J Sainsbury (SBRY) had an alright Christmas (aided by the purchase of a few seasonal specials by myself). Though, whilst I may be a regular customer, I do not own any shares in the name. But, judging by today’s news, is that a potential takeover mistake?

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